Uchiha's personal opinion

After being activated by ninjutsu twice, Jiraiya's waist-length silver hair was reduced to shoulder length, and his usual eccentric and unrestrained demeanor was gone, replaced by a somewhat cold and austere air.

"...What happened to Orochimaru?"

Jiraiya suddenly asked a question in return.

“Orochimaru is a Jonin and a member of the House of Representatives. We won’t bother him for no reason… It’s just that he’s been implicated because of you this time.”

Following a signal from the Uchiha Jonin, the newly arrived police ninjas quickly cleared out the villagers from the surrounding houses and took their positions, ready to activate a large-scale barrier.

Jiraiya remained silent.

"Just surrender... You'll be out in six months at most. Why continue to fight against the village..."

With all the police ninjas ready, the Uchiha Jonin felt much more at ease and tried to persuade him to surrender again: "You still have a bright future ahead of you, and the village won't have any other thoughts about you. As long as you accept the punishment, you'll still be one of the Konoha Jonin and a member of the House of Representatives after you come out..."

"House of Representatives……"

Jiraiya chuckled, and his hands, which had been forming hand seals, fell to his sides.

"The rights of Jonin are protected..."

The Uchiha Jonin subtly incorporated psychological manipulation into his words.

"But I haven't forgotten my teacher!"

Jiraiya suddenly roared and sprang up.

Fire Release: Great Flame Bullet!

A raging ball of fire suddenly spewed from Jiraiya's mouth, heading straight for the Uchiha Jonin.

"court death!"

A ferocious killing intent also appeared on the face of the Uchiha Jonin.

"Fire Sealing Formation!"

Two Uzumaki ninjas immediately stepped forward, unfurled a sealing scroll, and used a sealing technique to absorb all the fireballs into the scroll.

"Uchiha Flame Formation!"

The deployed Uchiha ninjas also quickly activated a barrier to seal off all directions.

"Kill him!"

As the Uchiha Jonin roared in anger, the police department ninjas sprang into action.

Hey~

Jiraiya suddenly broke into a comical smile and made a face at the Uchiha Jonin.

Then—

"boom!"

A yellow light flashed from behind Jiraiya, and his figure suddenly vanished without a trace.

"This……"

The Uchiha Jonin was utterly shocked.

The Uzumaki ninjas quickly activated their sensory ninjutsu to investigate, and the other police ninjas dug deep into the ground with their swords, but they couldn't find a trace of him anywhere, neither in the sky nor on the ground.

"This is a ghost..."

The Uchiha Jonin was incredibly frustrated; he didn't even know how to write the report on this failed capture attempt...

……

In the top-floor office of the police headquarters building, Uchiha Tokumitsu stared expressionlessly at a crystal ball in front of him, while several Uzumaki ninjas and attendant ninjas awaited orders on one side.

When Jiraiya's figure suddenly disappeared in a yellow light from the image on the crystal ball, Uchiha Tokumitsu frowned and signaled the Uzumaki ninja to put the crystal ball away.

Although the result was somewhat unexpected, it was good that they managed to uncover one of Jiraiya's trump cards. It was better than rashly alerting him. When the next formal arrest was carried out, they wouldn't have to worry about him escaping in the same way.

"Lord Deguang, it looks like a reverse spirit communication spell..."

Another Uzumaki ninja stepped forward and explained, "Furthermore, judging from the characteristics of the ninjutsu, it should be a pre-set cursed seal or something similar, which can be activated without hand seals, making it extremely stealthy, so..."

"I see……"

Uchiha Tokumitsu nodded. "I won't blame them. After all, they are the so-called successors of the three holy lands. It's normal for them to make mistakes due to some strange methods..."

The ninja breathed a sigh of relief, bowed, took a few steps back, and continued to stand respectfully.

"A written notice will be drafted to inform all the ninjas in the village—"

Uchiha Tokumitsu lightly tapped the table with his right fingers and said in a deep voice.

The attendant ninja quickly pulled out his notebook to take notes.

"Jiraiya, a former Jonin of Konoha, has disregarded the laws and regulations of the ninja village, repeatedly violated them without remorse, escaped before his execution, and openly engaged in a battle with police officers within the village, affecting innocent people. His rebellious and defiant mentality is particularly severe..."

"Therefore, the Konoha Governor's Office intends to classify him as a rogue ninja and will submit this decision to both houses of parliament for a vote!"

The attendant ninja quickly drafted Uchiha Tokumitsu's words into a written document and submitted it for review.

After the votes in both houses of parliament, the decision to label Jiraiya a rogue ninja became the consensus of Konoha. No one had any reason to doubt that this was Uchiha Tokumitsu taking advantage of the situation for personal revenge.

Uchiha Tokumitsu glanced at it and nodded slightly.

"Send a letter to both the House and the Senate!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu ordered, "Produce the results today, and then send them to all the countries in the ninja world!"

Chapter 303 Wrong Script

In an extremely strange atmosphere, both houses of parliament swiftly passed the Governor-General's resolution to classify former Konoha Jonin Jiraiya as a rogue ninja.

Apart from the fact that Tsunade led the Senju clan to abstain during the Senate vote, the entire process was uneventful and natural.

The atmosphere was strange because the members of both houses seemed to have anticipated the resolution, and many even showed expressions of relief, which puzzled the attendant ninja who was responsible for initiating the agenda on behalf of Uchiha Tokumitsu in both houses.

"They're just listed as rogue ninjas, not as a pretext to exterminate the former Hokage's faction of ninjas..."

The Ashina clan chief of the Uzumaki clan explained to him, "Lord Tokumitsu handled the internal strife quite well, so Jiraiya could only become a sacrifice."

"But something's strange... the House of Representatives passed it unanimously, without a single dissenting vote..."

The attendant ninja lowered his voice and said.

He also came from the Whirlpool Clan, so he was naturally quite close to his clan leader and dared to say some things.

"Even if the Senju and Hyuga clans joined forces, they wouldn't be a match for the Uchiha clan, let alone with the assistance of other ninja clans like us..."

The Ashina clan chief sneered twice: "It's already a great favor that Lord Tokumitsu has given us the chance to keep the House of Councillors and the House of Representatives. If even a person with a clear crime is not considered a traitor... then when Lord Tokumitsu gets angry, I'm afraid the old story of Mimura Yomaki will repeat itself!"

"Been taught a lesson!"

The attendant ninja bowed to the old clan chief and then returned to the police headquarters to report to Uchiha Tokumitsu.

……

Orochimaru was the one suffering the most internally.

Jiraiya was intercepted by police ninjas on his way to his residence, and as a result, he was listed as a rogue ninja who had escaped the control of the ninja village. He felt somewhat guilty about this.

In particular, his old subordinates were secretly advising him not to vote against the motion in the House of Representatives meeting, lest he be targeted by the Uchiha clan as their next target.

Under pressure, Orochimaru also cast his vote in favor.

Even the members of the House of Representatives from the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, who had been quietly observing the situation, breathed a sigh of relief. However, Orochimaru held a very low opinion of those ninja clans who chose to submit to the power of Uchiha Tokukō.

At night, when Orochimaru was in his home laboratory, he couldn't even muster any interest in his usual obsessive chakra experiments.

So he made a decision that went against the prevailing opinion.

……

"Lord Deguang, I would like to apply to leave the village for a period of time."

The next morning, Orochimaru, having made up his mind, went to the office of the Nakagawa Stock Exchange and said the following to Uchiha Tokumitsu.

"...Then you can apply to the police department or mission center for long-term overseas deployments, or you can serve in the border defense forces."

This was also the first time Orochimaru had used honorifics in front of Uchiha Tokumitsu, which surprised him somewhat.

The incredibly arrogant Orochimaru has actually learned this trick too?!

Uchiha Tokumitsu was at a loss for words.

"...The reason I applied to leave the village is because there is something I need to do."

Orochimaru's tone was also very sincere.

"You speak... I'm listening."

Uchiha Tokumitsu said seriously.

This made Uchiha Tokumitsu, who had a special "mental imprint" on Orochimaru's image due to his past life memories, even more surprised.

"I will bring Jiraiya back."

Orochimaru said very sincerely, "Jiraiya is an excellent Jonin of Konoha and a former battle hero of the village; please give me some time..."

Is this Orochimaru?

Surprised, Uchiha Tokumitsu subconsciously glanced out the window.

The sun was shining brightly under a clear blue sky.

It wasn't sunny and snowing at the same time! How did Orochimaru suddenly change his ways?

Is it that the emotional attachment has gotten to my head, or have I been given the wrong script?!

Do you know where he is?

Uchiha Tokumitsu tapped his fingers lightly on the table and asked in return.

"do not know."

Orochimaru answered very decisively, "But I believe that as long as we persevere, we will eventually find him!"

"Then how will you find it? Just by relying on the power of belief?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu chuckled and continued to ask.